Category: Advocacy

Climate change is reshaping the Russian River Watershed, our State, and our planet right before our eyes. Once-predictable patterns of […]

NOAA Fisheries recently released a new, no-jeopardy Biological Opinion (BO) governing operations on the Russian River, Dry Creek, and related […]

Understanding Biological Opinions and Their Role in Protecting the Russian River Watershed The Russian River Watershed, spanning Sonoma and Mendocino […]

Left Congressman Huffman, Janet Pauli (Inland Water & Power), Andy Mejia (Lytton Tribal Chair), Shebesta (US Army Corps Commander) Today, […]

Dear Supporter, We wanted to take a moment to update you on the latest developments in the ongoing Sonoma County […]

This past Friday, February 7th, the Court denied the County’s attempt to get a new trial to re-try our case. […]

Last month, the Regional Water Board heard the most recent proposal for regulating polluted runoff stemming from vineyard properties within […]

Since 1993, Russian Riverkeeper has worked tirelessly to restore and protect our watershed environment for the benefit of present and […]

The North Coast Regional Water Board recently released their proposed permit to regulate non-point source pollutants (e.g., sediment and pesticides) […]

COURT FINDS SONOMA COUNTY VIOLATED ITS PUBLIC TRUST AND CEQA RESPONSIBILITIES AND ORDERS THE COUNTY TO PROTECT ITS WATERWAYS FROM […]

Vehicle tires are a vital component of modern transportation, but they carry an invisible threat to our environment, particularly to […]

Excess Sediment: A Silent Threat to Freshwater Quality and Salmon Species The Russian River Watershed is known for its stunning […]

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board is currently working to draft a Waste Discharge permit for vineyard properties. […]

Arundo Update- June 2023 Here’s the latest update on Riverkeeper’s ongoing Healdsburg Arundo Removal Project: Our crews and volunteer groups […]

Russian Riverkeeper (RRK) and our state association, California Coastkeeper Alliance, recently filed a challenge to the Sonoma County Well Ordinance […]

It’s been a great Earth Month this last April and at Russian Riverkeeper! We’ve been keeping busy to make the […]

Click here to see the previous update! The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors completed their vote to pass the proposed […]

Join us in ensuring our public trust resources are protected from unrestricted groundwater pumping! Russian Riverkeeper is continuing hard to […]

Earth Day is an annual event that is celebrated on April 22nd to raise awareness and appreciation for our planet’s […]

Access to water is recognized as a human right yet 2 million U.S. citizens and over 2 billion worldwide still […]

Español This past month from September 15th until October 15th was National Hispanic Heritage Month! California and Sonoma County have […]

It is time for accountability when it comes to our groundwater resources. Groundwater pumping is going unchecked in Sonoma County. […]

Press Release: Sonoma County Groundwater August 9, 2022 Sonoma County is Wrestling with State Groundwater Well Permitting Requirements in the […]

To date, our watershed has largely been plagued by colossal sized gaps in the available data our water managers have […]

The Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency is currently looking at a variety of fee structures that would allow them […]

Fifty years ago, US waters were severely contaminated by sewage, trash, oil, and toxic industrial pollution. The Russian River was […]

As rain falls outside our windows and the nights get chilly, it can become easy to forget that we are […]

Riverkeeper Don McEnhill awarded Sonoma County Environmentalist of the Year 2021 by the Sonoma County Conservation Council. Public celebration on […]

If you are or know a student currently in law school and are interested in learning more about our work […]

Good or bad, a lot of historic moments have been happening lately. The current one being the state of water […]

Rights of Nature is is a growing international movement that recognizes natural systems not simply as resources for humans to […]

The “new normal” is a phrase we have heard a lot since COVID lockdowns started over a year ago. Now […]

The looming 2021 drought could be the worst yet, and serves as a textbook example of the urgent need for […]

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021! Feels so good to say that even if really it is just another day, in another […]

Finally, 2020 is almost over and what a year it has been. The effects of COVID-19 have reached far and […]